Saturday, December 30, 2017

Dutchman's Breeches

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Name: Dutchman's Breeches
Scientific name: Dicentra cucullaria
Possible uses: athletes' legs more limber, sin ailments, iuretic, CNS depressant activity, paralysis, tremors
Part of plant used: roots, leaves
Possible side effects: poisonous, skin rash
Description: perennial; 5-9 in. leaves much dissected.   Flowers white, yellow-tipped; appearing upside-down on an arching stalk.  Each flower has 2 inflated, "pantlike" spur.


Sources
Refer back to the Sources post to see the exact books that I used!
Eastern/Central Medicinal Plants and Herbs

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